Sometimes God will call you to distance yourself from your own plans so that you can fulfill His purposes. We can make plans and plot the course we wish to travel, but ultimately, God will direct the steps that we take. We look at life in such an unyielding light that we feel lost if our steps take us off of the course we planned in the slightest of ways. I think we look at our lives, where we are right now, the destinations we'd like to reach, and believe we must get there in the quickest way imaginable with no interruption. Life with God is much more like a cross country road trip than a flight. On a flight there is no leeway. You board, you're stuck in the air, and you arrive. There are no detours, no stops, no deviating from the route you're traveling. On a road trip, you travel for a time and stop frequently. You stop to rest and enjoy the views. You start with friends, some stay for the whole trip, others leave, and you pick up new ones to travel with you. You get lost, but you find new places and experience new things. You take detours, you hit some bumps, the tire goes flat, you run out of gas, the engine needs repair, but after a long drive, you reach your destination with enough stories to last a lifetime. Your plan was to fly and be quick to get through the plans you had made, but God had a purpose for your life that you couldn't have been fulfilled if your plans came to fruition. The only thing worse than interruption is isolation. You'd rather live a life full of God's interrruptions than a life of self-fulfilled isolation. Keep driving.☝🏽🙏🏽

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Let me know what y’all think 👌🏽

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Fall time vibes 😌

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Night time is magical over the lake 🌙

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The work you do in this season will largely determine the fruitfulness of the seasons to come. If you're discouraged at the effort you're putting in and the prodocution you're seeing as a result, chill. We're used to instantaneous results and immediate gratification, but true growth doesn't always work like that. Sometimes the season you're in is more about the seasons that will come later as a result of the work you put in now. Jesus sowed into the disciples and the work they did is continually being harvested by Christians all over the world. He can use you. He will use you. It's not about the biggest platforms or those who seemingly have things working for them, it's about a willing heart in pursuit of Jesus. Stay faithful. Stay humble. The growth we need is completely and totally for His glory, but we also know He is working for our good.

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241 days left, class of 2018 we got this! 🎓🐻

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Cuts 💪🏽

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All Glory to God. I am blessed 🙌🏽

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We dem boyz 😎

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Forever my favorite girl 😍

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Got some good time in on this baby today, love the crew up here! We had a blast 4-2 for life y'all!

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I find some of the most beautiful places, when I think I'm lost. Nature is such a neat thing. 🍃🌿

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Where you see the end of the road, God sees the beginning of a new journey. Peter made a colossal mistake. He denied Jesus three times in His darkest hour, shortly before being crucified. In John 21 though, after Jesus had risen and made breakfast for some of the disciples, He pulls Peter aside after making them breakfast and asks him three times, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter responds, "you know I love you," each time. Jesus doesn't ask, "Peter, do you love me?" He asks, "Simon, son of John." Jesus calls Peter by his birth name because He is giving him a fresh start. Jesus asks him three times if he loves Him because He is restoring Peter from the three denials. Where it looked like there was completion, Jesus extended grace and gave a continuation. No matter what you've done, it doesn't keep you from Jesus. Even when you deny Him, He is faithful when you are not and He embraces you when you fall short. His work on the cross covers your past, present, and future. Walk with Him.

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A 65 mustang isn't a 65 without a hurst top loader 4 speed manual. Cannot wait to rip on this ole gal soon! 😍